27-10-2025:According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Deep Depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved West-Northwestwards and intensified into the Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” over the Southwest Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about 485 Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco Island (Myanmar), 310 Nautical miles East-Southeast of Chennai(India), 350 Nautical miles Southeast of Kakinada (India). It is likely to move West-Northwestwards and may intensify Severe Cyclonic Storm may form on 28-10-2025 and may cross Andhra Pradesh Coast on that night. Weather is a few cloud to partly cloudy over the Andaman Sea and North Bay, Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and cloudy elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

International Cooperation

DMH is being accomplished his works in cooperation with following International Organizations:

1. World Meteorological Organization – WMO
2. WMO Regional Association II – WMO/RAII
3. National Meteorological and Hydrological Services – NMHSs (WMO members)
4. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – UNFCCC
5. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC
6. WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclone – PTC
7. International Hydrological Programme – IHP
8. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific – UNESCAP
9. United Nations Development Programme – UNDP
10. Asia Center for Air Pollution Research - ACAP
11. Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia – EANET
12. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation – BIMSTEC
13. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center – ADPC
14. GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment
15. ASEAN Secretariat Office
16. ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Center – ASMC
17. World Seismic Safely Initiative – WSSI
18. China Meteorological Administration – CMA
19. China Earthquake Administration – CEA
20. Japan International Cooperation Agency – JICA
21. Thailand International Cooperation Agency – TICA
22. Korea International Cooperation Agency – KOICA
23. Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System – RIMES
24. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services – INCOIS
25. Japan Meteorological Agency – JMA
26. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center – PTWC
27. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning Center – IOTWC
28. United Nations Economic, Science and Cultural Organization – UNESCO
29. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission – IOC
30. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency – JAXA
31. Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency – DEDE
32. Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology, Thailand
33. United States Agency for International Development – USAID
34. United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP
35. Indian Institute of Technology – IIT
36. Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan
37. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
38. Mekong River Commission – MRC
39. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development – ICIMOD
40. ASEAN Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics – ASCMG
41. Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System – ICG/ IOTWS
42. Asian Disaster Reduction Center – ADRC
43. Greater Mekong Subregion – GMS